NATO International Military Staff and EU Military Staff meet for informal talks

Brussels, 22 June 2012 – Lt Gen Bornemann, Director General of NATO’s International Military Staff, hosted an informal roundtable meeting with his EU counterpart, Lt Gen van Osch, to share views on common military issues between the two staffs.

Addressing the NATO and EU military delegations, Lt Gen Bornemann praised both sides for their continuing fruitful cooperation. Discussions at Director level centred on ongoing and future activities, with particular emphasis on sharing best practices.

This informal staff-to-staff military cooperation is part of an initiative to develop the strategic partnership between NATO and the EU, in the framework of the Chicago Summit Declaration.